Based on our experience, dual-core doesn’t cut it any longer, you need an I3 at minimum. To that end, we still like the Lenovo T420 units for battery life and toughness.
Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mathew Howard Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 5:14 PM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Toughbooks I agree, a Core i5 is overkill... which is why the ones we have are older core 2 versions, but it isn't huge and heavy, it's less than a pound more than that thinkpad, and it'll take far more abuse. On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: For what an installer needs to do with a laptop, a core i5 something is way overkill. That toughbook is nice, but huge and heavy. Here's an example of what a good condition Thinkpad X60 goes for: http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-1-Lenovo-X60S-1-66GHz-2-0GB-100GB-WiFi-Laptop-/191834742697?hash=item2caa3ddfa9:g:S14AAOSw9uFW9Hgj 60 bucks. Then add $35 for a new third party battery for it. Put xubuntu on it. I mean, what do they need to do with it? Everything is inside a web browser. It needs a 1000BaseT port on it, needs to be reasonably small and rugged. On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: In my opinion, if you're giving them to installers, yes it's better than three of those. It all depends what you're doing with it though... I'd rather buy one and have it last a few years than buy three per year. On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Joshaven Mailing Lists <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Is that really better then three of these: http://www.amazon.com/Latitude-E6420-Notebook-DVD-Writer-Bluetooth/dp/B007PN2L3Y/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1459975789&sr=8-3&keywords=dell+e6420 Personally I like the Dell Latitude E6420 at $100 - $150 because you can break a few a year and still be ahead of the game financially. Also if you buy all the same model then you can swap parts some time like a broken screen for a good one. The Latitudes are pretty easy to work on. Sincerely, Joshaven Potter Google Hangouts: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Cell & SMS: 1-517-607-9370<tel:1-517-607-9370> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Apr 6, 2016, at 3:40 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hey... Not sure if this is a good deal or not, but Woot has Toughbooks for sale right now: http://computers.woot.com/plus/panasonic-toughbook-laptops-1?ref=cp_cnt_odet_cp_crum_2_wp Travis
